even herfamily were against her in the early days. my family, where i m from, they never see a girl surfing. and they think surfing isjust for the boys. and i say, i have to go. i want to surf, i want to be the only girl in senegal, like, surfing, and the only girl who can represent senegal, africa, and every black woman in the world. the girls here are four to 16, and they re certainly not afraid of the sea. i ve been surfing on this beach for several years now and i feel totally outclassed. all right, it s time to see
but for now, it s goodbye from me in sunny senegal, and see you soon. hello there. the first week of december has seen the weather taking a bit of a u turn towards winter after our mild november. that theme certainly continues through the coming week. things are turning colder, some snow showers, icy stretches and certainly sharp frosts, as well. we re not all going to be seeing the ice and the snow, but we are all seeing the cold air mass, which is piling its way in from the arctic. you can see these northerly winds. low pressure out towards the north east, higher pressure in the north west
hello, and welcome to ngor, in senegal. it s a country that s well known for its landscapes, beaches, fantastic food and music. but it s becoming something of a surfer s paradise. and later in the show, i ll be putting my very modest skills to the test and riding a wave that brings people from all over the world. but first. diabetes is on the rise, with 5.3 million people in the uk alone expected to be living with the condition by 2025. it can be controlled, but definitely has an impact on how people live, and also how they travel. wejoin bbc radio 1xtra dj and recently diagnosed type one diabetic, reece parkinson, as he headed to the spanish party island of ibiza to see how he got on.
feeling about being in senegal. so, did you know about the ngor right before you came? yes, i well, ifirst tried to do my little research. i read a lot about ngor right. it s mainly reef breaks here. so, even if it s windy, you will still have a few waves working, and here, it s quite consistent. as well, well, you might have heard about the sea urchins so everywhere there is rocks in senegal, there s sea urchins. so i can t help but notice that you re nursing a sore foot over there. i am indeed, yeah. is that a sea urchin? it was ngor right last night. it was, yeah, the wave s really good, but ended up kind of jumping off the board at one point, yeah. oh, no! did it hurt? yeah, it hurt quite a lot. i had about seven, i think. there was one massive one like this, and i literallyjust, like, hobbled out of the water. and until recent years,
prosecutors described the company as having a culture of fraud and deception. the company faces a fine of $1.6 million. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show how one top dj doesn t let diabetes pull the plug on the party or his travels. it s all a balancing game, pretty much, that s how i see it. surf s up in senegal. and we re going deep underground in china to explore the world s biggest sinkhole.